Ahhhh . . . my day of freedom

I have been wanting to do some things on my own for a while. Like go shopping, get a coffee, look for a book, all without 3 crazy kids with me. Don't get me wrong, I love my kids, but I need a break sometimes. This summer I've been with them 24 hours a day and with Jose being gone, that was tough. I was starting to think of my kids as annoying and that's not how I want to see them!! So today, I went to McCutcheon in the morning and met with two of the other teachers there for about two hours. Then I had to go to Wal-Mart to get some necessities for the house, but it was nice because I was by myself. It felt like a vacation. I dropped the stuff I bought off at the house after that.
Then I went to the mall and bought some shoes at Macy's and some shirts at B.Moss and at JCPenney. I also bought some jeans and shirts for Joshua for school. After that, I went to the AT&T store to ask some questions about my new phone.
I had a Weight Watchers meeting at 6 and I was excited to go to that because I knew I had lost weight. I have lost 21 pounds total!!! I got a special little key ring today because I have lost 10% of my body weight. I was so proud of myself! I still have a little ways to go, but I'm more than halfway there!
After my meeting, I went to Barnes and Noble. I got a Starbucks and then went to browse the books. I looked at some knitting books and found some really cool ones, but I decided to wait for the educator appreciation days where I will geta discount. I did buy 3 Spanish books that I want for my classroom. I picked out about 8 to look at and went over to one of those armchairs they have and browsed my books and drank my caffe mocha. I decided which ones I liked the best and paid for them. I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but it was a great day for me. I feel relaxed and I was so happy to see the kids when I got home!

Getting used to it all . . .

Well, I had a lot of stuff to do today for my new job. I went to turn in a bunch of paperwork at central office and ask questions. So I turned in what I had done, then took the rest home to finish. it. Jose and I agreed on what kind of insurance we wanted and so I filled all those papers out. When I went back to turn in the papers I had to go to another teacher's house to have him sign the letter of recommendation he had written for me.
After that I went back to central office and turned in the rest of the paperwork. All they need now is a verification from CP on how many days I worked last year and how many sick days I have left, etc. I also got to take my photo for my ID. It was very exciting (I know I'm a big dork) to get my ID and everything!
After that, I went to the AT&T store to get a new phone. Jose needs a cell phone, so we decided that he will take mine and I can get a new one. So I was gone for quite a while, like 3 hours, and Jose called me about 4 times in that 3 hours. When I got home, I expected Jose to be a little mad at me for being away for so long and leaving him with the kids, but he didn't say anything. While I was gone, he had washed the dishes and cleaned the stove and countertop. He was in the process of sweeping the kitchen floor, so I took Diego upstairs with me and he mopped the floor when he was done sweeping!! He also had the 2 older kids taking naps on the couches. Sophia fell asleep but Josh didn't, so Jose took Josh outside with him to mow the lawn. They are still out there picking up sticks, mowing, and weedeating. I am here at the computer and Diego and Sophia are both asleep. It's so nice to have a break!!
Jose will start back to work tomorrow and will work half days this whole weekend to get back into the hang of things, then he'll have Monday off. Well, I better go. I want to go play with my new phone and see what it can do!!

Jose finally gets home!

Jose got back okay and everything went fine. He did have to wait the night in the El Paso airport, so that wasn't good, but he's back now so it's all good. He got his visa Monday but by the time he got across the bridge to the US, and then to the airport, the last flight out had already left. So he took a flight out in the morning and got into Indy at about 1:30 Tuesday. We went home first and then went to mom and dad's later because Sophia was still with them. The kids were so excited to see him!! Diego has already warmed up a little, but he still prefers me, as I imagine he will for quite a while. Jose gave the boys a bath this morning and then put lotion on Diego. Diego loves that, so it was kind of cool to see him so happy with Jose. He just furrows his eyebrows and lays there really still because he likes it so much! He's at the restaurant right now talking to his brother. I think he has to go back to work on Saturday or maybe Friday, so at least he gets a couple days at home.